Siphonophores, Drifting Colonies of Life

[@tcsprynce5748]

That’s weird. That’s essentially like giving birth to a legs, arms, torso and a head and watching each sentient limb find each other and connect. Like ginormous sentient cells

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Absolutely right. The natural world is full of surprises :)

[@Skeptical_Numbat]

They may be an example of a transitional form from multi-cellular colonial life, to complex multi-cellular individual organisms with discrete, specialised organs. One which emphatically existed in _our_ distant ancestral past, long before the evolution of Osteichthyes, Tetrapods, Mammals, Primates & Homo Sapiens. It's worth recognising that despite their primitive structures & extremely minimal evolutionary changes over the hundreds of millions of years that this massive clade (Order) within *Cnidarians* has existed, they are of a lineage which is equivalent to our own - both reaching back billions of years to *L.U.C.A.*

[@Stoonk]

not sure if sentient

[@stalefritozcheetoz7115]

I summon you exodia 😅

[@psilocybinstudios9281]

@@Stoonk I had the same thought. This exert is from google: "In Buddhism, sentient beings are beings with consciousness, sentience, or in some contexts life itself. Sentient beings are composed of the five aggregates, or skandhas: matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness."

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

Sinophonophores have got a such sci-fi potential, I'm surprised you don't see them crop up in fiction that much.

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

I agree! Massive predatory deep-dwelling colony organisms!

[@coledavidson5630]

No sci Fi alien has ever been as weird and alien-looking as this actual creature

[@kudraabdulaziz3096]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pny6c2CDi69nqbM ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ This short movie is the closest to this concept I've seen

[@Oridore_]

The film Abyss by James Cameron is actually very inspired by those types of creatures, at least in terms of design :) And in litterature, I remembrer the description of souls in The Host by Stephenie Meyer that was really evocative about Siphonophores!

[@theoscout9205]

I'm going to write a sci fi series where military scientists use siphonophores as bio weapons- since they're made up of millions of creatures, if they get injured during battle or experimentation, they can easily be replaced or regrown. DNA editing galore!

[@lsswappedcessna]

Things I've learned in this video: 1 - do not enter the drifting ocean sock. 2 - There is a drifting ocean sock. 3 - siphonophores are cooler than we were taught in school.

[@Scarabola]

you were taught about these in school?

[@jaz1551]

As a biologist, I find all life fascinating but man o' war are one (four?) of my favourites. Even got a tattoo ☺️... So I noticed only 3 out of 4 polyp types were described, missing were the reproductive zooids. Thanks for noting these are not jellyfish! Cool to see some other kinds of siphonophores, great footage.

[@Ecotasia]

Siphonophores are some of my favorite marine organisms

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

That’s an awesome creature to have as your favourite! I hope the video did justice to your love of siphonophores :)

[@Cursedyoshiexe]

@@NaturalWorldFacts My favorite siphomophore is a man o war, its so fascinating

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Absolutely! The way those tiny zooids interact to form such a powerful predator is incredible.

[@Cursedyoshiexe]

@@NaturalWorldFacts They are able to parylize even whales! If their long enough that ie since they are taller than a wale but dont have the strength to pull it in so it could just payrlize the wale, could defenintly eat a un suspecting shark

[@rustedkeys]

Same. I’m obsessed.

[@domodesu5932]

1) I could listen to him all damn day. 2) My pet peeve when it comes to others covering these animals on KZbin is the fact that they always just say “they’re colonies of different animals” and would always leave it at that with no explanation as to how what so ever. I’d always be left wondering how with nothing to go off of and thinking to myself “I’m not a damn marine biologist Carol, I’m just an anime loving monkey brained pleb so you’ll need to do a bit more than that”. So thank you for being the one actually explain it :D

[@timmyreobed5043]

Siphonophores are essentially the missing link between single cell life and multicellular organisms and I find that fascinating

[@pokegard]

It is more someone who decided they wanted to do it again, but fair

[@zavye.g]

wouldnt it seem more like they come after? the organisms that make up a siphonophore are multicellular. its like if hundreds of humans, dogs, cats, and other animals combined to make an amalgamation of a much larger being. weird stuff man.

[@stefan_popp]

@@zavye.g Yep. As an ant researcher I believe the label of an 'organism' isn't so clear cut as we might think as first. A human body is made up of maybe millions of species of microbes + cells containing human DNA. Are we still one organism? We couldn't survive without all our helpers. And I would say that we are already doing what you describe: they are called societies and cities, etc.

[@MrH2O1998]

@@stefan_popp Maybe our Earth is an organism itself, trying to survive in a universe where lifeless entropy is the default. All it does is eat sunlight and poop space shuttles.

[@stefan_popp]

@@MrH2O1998 Haha, I think you actually hit the nail on the head. That's totally in line with a reasonable definition of life. Maybe our biosphere will become a symbiont (mutualistic or parasitic...) with extraterrestrial lifeforms.

[@mospusthespider1246]

I can't believe it, I finally found a dedicated siphonophore video. This is gonna be good!

[@jasonl8720]

I can’t get over how impressive this channel is. Liking everything I can, you deserve to get into the KZbin algorithm

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thank you so much, that means a lot!

[@Algroh91]

I second that. Love this channel

[@Amethys12]

I third that! If that is a thing...

[@aija8305]

​@@NaturalWorldFacts ✴️ see hi invc

[@denverbogle1375]

So relaxing and educational, great job man 👍 (Im surprised you don’t have a million subs) Ill spread the news of your channel!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Aw thank you so much friend! That means a lot, I really appreciate it :) Always glad to hear from you

[@tori-pl7jf]

Ik! Once I found this channel I couldn’t stop watching. Fascinating content and stunning visuals. I’ve showed my bf some of the deep sea videos and he loves it too :)

[@origaminosferatu3357]

The combo of smooth jazz and soothing asmr narration with video footage of one of the ocean's deadliest predators slowly absorbing paralysed fish is truly menacing.

[@ShelbyOnSafari]

Holy Toledo... 40 meters!!!! 😱 that's so gnarly! You really sourced some fabulous footage for this video, it was mesmerizing! There are so many different types of zooids, you really explained them well! 💚

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thanks so much Shelby!!! I’m really glad you enjoyed :) it was fascinating to research all this. 💛 Sorry I’ve been slightly less active on your channel lately, some exams got in the way but I’m looking forward to a binge session tonight now that the exams are done!

[@ShelbyOnSafari]

@@NaturalWorldFacts Don't worry dude... school first always!

[@wolf7292]

This felt way longer than 7 mins with all its content and knowledge

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thanks :D I hope you enjoyed!

[@kasey9067]

This is fascinating! I had no idea they were colonial, I thought they were one creature. And that Portuguese man of war scares the crap out of me. Excellent video!

[@GoddessRubyJade]

This video just blew my mind! I never knew such creatures existed!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

They’re fascinating, aren’t they! There are so many incredible and unique organisms down in the deep sea, many of which we know very little about or have glimpsed only a few times before. Do you have any suggestions for videos you might like to see next?

[@talkingweevil3172]

⁠@@NaturalWorldFactsdon’t know if you respond to comments still but I’ll ask anyway. It seems there is different “creatures” that are siphonophores, but are the eggs like destined to create that creature and where does the egg come from.

[@simionalexandru9546]

Amazing voice, perfect captures, timing, explaining, everything .

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thank you so much!! That means a lot :)

[@simionalexandru9546]

@@NaturalWorldFacts I'm really glad you got to see this, keep up the great work, enjoy your life.

[@28_ranggaclio]

I've been long intrigued by this animal and thanks to the deep sea giantism video, I discovered your channel and finally this video. Keep up the good work!

[@nickkuiper32]

The oceans have had +- 1 billion years more time to evolve creature then the dry lands, so its pretty logic that the seas and aceans offer us such amazing alienlike creatures.

[@Weedinggardenhelper]

*oceans 😂

[@paleoboy]

What if siphonophores have existed as long as multicellular life itself?

[@christianv-h3278]

Another excellent video, Leo!! These super-organisms are truly fascinating - they really take the "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" quote to the next level!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

I’ve always loved that quote, I guess I have some deep-rooted love of colonial truncates 😂 or just an affinity for literature. Glad you enjoyed mate! Maybe we’ll glimpse these guys on our expedition, eh?

[@christianv-h3278]

@@NaturalWorldFacts That'd be legendary, I've always wanted to see a Portuguese Man o' war... And that'd be one of plenty of fascinating things we'd encounter in a deep-sea dive!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Definitely!! Just to be immersed in that unique other world would be breathtaking.

[@jjt171]

what a brilliant and beautiful documentary. no over the top BS, just straight and to the point.

[@jenniferl.8111]

I found this channel through the algorithm! I hope your videos find others the same way. Your voice is so calming and this is so informative and cool :)

[@Ghosted676]

This is my new favourite channel

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Yay!! Thanks Nadia :D

[@homarsora]

It's 12:09 A.M and I just learned about Siphonophores and was legit interested and astonished the whole way through :)

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Wahey!! Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed :D Siphonophores - much more fun than sleep

[@mirandabrown8474]

Aye same, but for me it’s may 9th 12:43am

[@Weedinggardenhelper]

I don’t even get tired 😪 until about 1 am 🤣

[@AphidKirby]

Your videos are so wonderful!!! It's so nice seeing a project of passion this well developed! Thank you for making these!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Aw thank you so much 😊

[@dulcebombonicka]

This voice... it calms me. I could listen it 24/7 on any topic.

[@GreenTeaquila]

whoa this is awesome! Really great video! :)

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that :)

[@NaturallyCuriousUK]

You're definitely majoring on the weirder side of the natural world lately Leo! Another fascinating and educational piece. Well done! :-)

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thank you, the weird stuff’s the best stuff 😉 I’m so glad you enjoyed!

[@DrDingsGaster]

This is such a dope type of creature. Never really knew they existed before and I'm glad I do; sea life is fascinating and terrifying all at once.

[@notsae66]

Siphonophores are the logical end point of ants and the concept of multicellular life; individual multicellular creatures working together and so hyper speciulized they function as a single entity despite being made of many individual creatures. They make for a decent analogy for societies; a larger "lifeform" made up of many individuals all working towards the greater survival of the whole.

[@365USA]

4:06 All the members of the colony are descendants of a single fertilized egg, which in turn, develops into its various members. Isn’t that how we all develop? We all start out as a single cell that eventually becomes a multicellular body with different functioning organs and members?

[@raemicreteur8434]

Beautiful video and very informative voice over!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

That’s very kind, thank you :)

[@emilioguzmanalvarez420]

Very cool as always. Im surprised you found the red bioluminescence from Erenna sirena, i think there is only one source for that and its an article by Steve Haddock from MBARI. Great work!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

The MBARI article was what inspired me to mention it - and I believe the footage is from their archives too for that clip!! Fascinating creatures

[@emilioguzmanalvarez420]

@@NaturalWorldFacts Your work ethic is impecable! I cant believe how much time you spend just doing the research and you havent started college yet right? Also thank you for reading every comment it really makes the difference.

[@peerlessvenerablefartculti7384]

I'm designing an alien species inspired by siphonophores! Great video! I am listening to this while I sketch out ideas :D

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

That’s such a cool idea!! Hope it inspires you :D I’d love to see the sketch if you’re willing to share! My email is [e-mail]

[@peerlessvenerablefartculti7384]

@@NaturalWorldFacts Quite tricky trying to balance the appearance of siphonophores into humanoid forms, but once I get it down I will definitely share! :))))

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Well it certainly sounds like an exciting challenge!! I can’t wait to see it :D

[@charliegarrison9688]

If I'm not mistaken, the hunters from the halo lore were comprised of groups of eels or worm creatures 🤔

[@icarovilarim3124]

Hey Were can i follow you so i can see it? I am both interested because of the art and because i had a similar idea so i don't want to plagiarize @huge ears big eyes enjoyer

[@pattiepitts5893]

Super good video I am so fascinated by these creatures I can’t stand it however your voice is amazing I hope you do a ton of videos I’m going to find out now

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Cheers, Pattie!! I’m so glad you enjoyed, and I hope you find the rest of the videos interesting :)

[@crimsonia0nightrayne]

Scientists: Pyrozome Me, an intellectual: Forbidden pantyhose

[@D0GBOOT]

Just awesome. So glad I found your channel

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

So glad you enjoyed!! :)

[@dellaamelia3373]

Remember to watch the ads guys, the easiest way to support this amazing channel ♥

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thanks again Della :D

[@seeker3886]

I would love to have a long video with no commentary, just following the siphonophores and watch them sway in the depths. They are incredibly intriguing, calming and beautiful.

[@hhairball9]

That was amazing and informative! Thank you!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

I’m so glad you enjoyed! :) Are there any video topics you’d like to see next?

[@hhairball9]

@@NaturalWorldFacts I'll have to go through your playlists first. There are so many that I want to watch! I am fascinated by the microscopic world.

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Aw thank you so much!! Yes, let me know your thoughts, and any suggestions. Looking forward to hearing what interests you :)

[@spareaccount1969]

Amazing channel!

[@ibrav7979]

I remember learning about it from octonauts . I learned they lit up , hooked and stung

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Yup! I watched that episode too! ☺️ It taught me so much about the oceans when I was a kid.

[@ibrav7979]

@@NaturalWorldFacts damn i am gonna guess you watched wild kratts too

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

I never did get to see that unfortunately. I’m sure I would have loved it. Did you ever watch Deadly 60?

[@ibrav7979]

@@NaturalWorldFacts sadly no .

[@pianopanicattack]

oh my god i’m binging that show right now

[@brianpj5860]

Great video! I find these organisms absolutely fascinating. What always confuses me though is how they are described as a colony of organisms. That description makes it sound like a bunch of differing organisms all come together and turn into the Siphonophores, but you described them as budding into specialized organelles. Then How does that differ from multicellular organisms?? If it was to be segmented, would that then turn it into separate creatures?

[@miko5167]

Siphonophores are colonies of zooids. The zooids are multicellular organisms. Think of it like your tissues and organs being made of small animals rather than just cells.

[@brianpj5860]

@@miko5167 well couldn’t you technically already think of each of your organs like that??? Like our liver and kidneys could be separate organisms that are parts of the whole, mouth to esophagus/stomach being another, large/small intestine leading towards the colon could be considered another organism. The heart, lungs, and circulatory system, ect.... are each their own differing organisms that make up organelles of a human. I mean thats what the description of a Siphonophore sounds like. Each organism has a specific job/function to do, just like our organs. They are apparently all grown/cloned from the same being, which sounds alot like how we develop from cells to fetus. Im looking to try an understand the separation between organ and organism in this scenario, and the differences that are derived for the defining of each.

[@miko5167]

@@brianpj5860 You have a good point but our organs are groups of tissues working together that are formed by cells and connective tissue. In sinophores the equivalent of gastrointestinal system is gastric cavity formed by gastrozooids. Our stomach mucosa is made of specific cells (parietal cells, chief cells etc.) However, gastrozooids are separate animals working together to digest food and supply the other zooids with nutrients. So in summary: organ like structures of sinophores like the gastric cavity are made of zooids that are multicellular animals whereas our stomach for example is made of cells. Our organs are too dependent on each other to be considered independent organisms. All our organs require the same interconnected blood supply that the gastrointestinal system supplies with nutrients and lungs supply with oxygen etc. All the organs require outside control also (the nervous system mainly). Sinophores don't need a circulatory system or lungs/gills, nervous system, endocrine system and so on because they are made of more independent units (zooids). Also, yes all the zooids bud from a single precursor. Our cells all derive from a zygote cell but the difference is that the precursor zooid and the other zooids that bud from it are all multicellular animals, not cells.

[@brianpj5860]

@@miko5167 thank you for that reply, and taking the time to answer. I think I understand it better now. I guess the thing I really should be looking to explore is the intricacies between single cellular and multi-cellular life, and if its possible for a bunch of individual single cellular organisms to come together to make a multicellular animal.....

[@miko5167]

@@brianpj5860 No problem. This is a difficult topic indeed because sinophores are in a way an intermediate form between an organism and a colony. They have qualities of both. In biology classification is often difficult and sometimes quite arbitrary. Exceptions always exist. That is why in classification it's very important to consider multiple characteristics of an organism/colony and not just a single one.

[@StopChangingUsernamesYouTube]

That almost sounds like a multi-multicellular organism. I never knew those funny bubbles were so awesome.

[@sriromeo3172]

I think I just had a braingasm

[@AbnerChamate]

Extraordinary this creatures have been on earth for 500 million years and still counting. Do they live forever knowing they create they're own physical structure?

[@timfondiggle2582]

Dude the Amount of amazing footage of every species this channel covers is mind blowing, where are you guys finding all this amazing footage to make these videos, that alone is just mind blowing, not to mention the editing and narration

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thanks so much!! I get the footage from wherever I can find it - videographer footage, forgotten clips from old documentaries, but mainly I use some of the stunning clips taken by the incredible scientists over at MBARI, OceanX and EVNautilus who send down ROVs to film deep sea creatures!!

[@patrick4304]

how such a high quality video only gets 17k views boggles my mind

[@rasmusleddyr]

Brilliant video! You've gotten yourself a new subscriber to your name! :-)

[@forzaf1gtaracingandmore824]

Multi cellular organism: Nah Multi multi cellular organism organism: Yeah

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

I’m picturing the Drake meme to this comment 😂😂

[@harrietharlow9929]

Siphonophores are quite interesting to me. One thing about the oceans: never a dull moment.

[@Max99a99]

Great vid

[@LOGICZOMBIE]

GREAT WORK

[@Nikki0417]

I don't know if educational/informative ASMR is a thing, but this video definitely fits that category.

[@mcnuttington7122]

Yes i love these weird things and finally found a vid of yours covering them

[@BinroWasRight]

Delightful! Ever since I first saw a Portuguese man o' war at the beach as a boy I've been fascinated by them.

[@dwedersgaming]

It’s Crazy To Think The Siphonophore Is The Length Of Godzilla!

[@YourFavoriteRager]

I wish this video was up when I was in school so they could’ve played this in science class wow! This would’ve been my favorite project to work on.

[@MidwestFella854]

This is by far the highest quality nature content out there. The only way it could get any better is with a narration collab with Sir David Attenborough!

[@DidgeridooStudio]

Their ability to rally together to form a community like that is a flawless demonstration that it takes a village! Well done, Leo!

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thank you so much Alex! They truly are unique creatures, and mesmerising to watch. I can’t wait until our MBARI trip with Christian someday, crossed fingers we see some 😁

[@DidgeridooStudio]

@@NaturalWorldFacts 😊 I can't wait either. Although Monterey looks more like texmex country than spring roll country! 😆

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

We’ll pre-pack the springs rolls then!

[@DidgeridooStudio]

@@NaturalWorldFacts I actually meant to say Calimex, but I can vouch for it if you're feeling lucky 😆! You like street style tacos? Now then, what was that blob?

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Haha 😂 I’ve never heard of Calimex! Enlighten me, is it anything like spring rolls? And oh boy yes, I love tacos!

[@atomwest6030]

these guys are so weird man i love it

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Their biology always blows me away! So well coordinated

[@threateningcrow]

amazing video, I'm trying to design human crossed with siphonophore characters and this was incredibly helpful for understanding their anatomy. & not to mention very relaxing, love the voice over + music

[@hifriend7581]

My ape brain just cannot process how Man-o-war is a colony of tiny creatures, in sync to catch preys.

[@MOON-lk3fz]

Am I the only one who thinks that the tentacles of the man-o-war are gorgeous?

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

I’m with you on that one!!

[@brelattableu9989]

I would freak seeing this in the ocean 😭, but they are very fascinating

[@alexanderB9869]

Hey love your video man. Whats the music ur using in the background?

[@grimreaper9049]

The bryzoa look so similar to hydra in terms of physical appearance. Great video by the way.

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Thanks again man

[@nanan8992]

Im hoping to get into univ this year for my undergrad, I'm working on being a marine biologist and I think this video seals the deal for me, I want siphonophorae to be my focus/specialization ❤️.

[@scxrpion3828]

just wait till the algorithm man finds out about this

[@H0SANNA]

I love these funky looking dudes

[@predatoreusfilms9992]

It’s the modular people…

[@rrr-pc6rm]

Such a Beautiful & soothing BGM, I really love it

[@AmyStache]

Pyrosome: is a tube Nwf: *sock*

[@a.mie.533]

...absolutely intriguing ...

[@ENevada]

Well done Leo!

[@joesmoe1603]

This is so underrated

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Cheers Joe!!

[@catherinehubbard1167]

I enjoyed this video, thanks! If you ever cover extinct species, I’d like to hear about what is currently known and speculated about regarding graptolites. They also were apparently oceangoing colonial creatures of some kind, but they had some hard parts that fossilized and are now used as index fossils. Their name refers to the way that rocks that contain their abundant fossils look a bit like they are inscribed with some kind of writing. I wonder how the mysterious ancient graptolites were related to organisms living today. Should they be in their own phylum or be part of another?

[@quantumskittles]

Amazing!

[@XevenYT143]

I learned about these creatures on the kids show Octonauts so very intriguing to learn about these creatures who work together to survive

[@2l84me8]

So they’re like a living colony of ants in a sense, but related to coral? Strange.

[@larsoss9167]

Are there any books to read on siphonphores, or perhaps websites with more info on them? Theyre fascinating!

[@RichardGarcia93]

Love it.

[@eternal8song]

I got stung by a Portuguese man-of-war once and I would absolutely compare the pain of the sting to waking up after open heart surgery. Which I’ve also done. Amazing creatures, but you couldn’t pay me to get anywhere near one again

[@m3ducraft]

Aren't they just a different type of multicellular animal? Like normal animals a egg multiplies. and eventually the copies of a cell organize and specialise in different organs. Here the organs will be the stomach, tentacles, etc ? And each individual zooid is the equivalent of a cell ?

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

It mirrors multicellular organisms, but these are definitely colonies considering some zooids can survive alone - which an organ can’t.

[@m3ducraft]

@@NaturalWorldFacts Oh right, that is the difference. Could this be the thing that was before multicellular organisms ? Like maybe in the far future have a convergent evolution multicellular organism ?

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Interesting theories!! I don’t reckon these came before multicellular creatures as zooids themselves are multicellular :)

[@m3ducraft]

@@NaturalWorldFacts Yes that is true. Either way it is so cool that a collection of small things can become like that. Knowing that they are clones of themself.

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Absolutely!! Siphonophores are absolutely incredible - a real insight into how varied and different alien biology might be 😉

[@Nefertiti0403]

I didn’t know the Portuguese man of war was a Siphonophore!! I’v gotten stung many times off the gulf coast. South padre island. I’ll never ever ever ever forget how it hurt

[@tiashadrows3469]

I love the choice of music, it give these creatures a creepy yet interesting feel

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

Choosing the music is my fave part

[@NahBoiiiii]

@@NaturalWorldFacts hey speaking of the music, what was that song you chose at the end there? It’s almost 1 am and this video and that music just have me feelin’ good!

[@solatkins8679]

Just here to see if the organism that looks like a Tesla valve, operates like a Tesla valve

[@Ayumu2898]

Your voice is soo relaxing.

[@maosama3695]

They should've named it hecatoncheires. Btw is siphonopores only lives in the sea or any body of water. I've seen a video a long time ago in a sewer just in the outskirts of new York , it has dozens of clump of flesh like balls it was pulsating. Some say it was ajust earth worms but it doesn't look like a mass of worms.

[@Erisofpain]

Imagine a few hundred humans forming a new creature by coming together

[@tom-ke7lb]

Just imagine every human on earth joined by the internet and metaverse.

[@intelligize]

This is so coooool!!!!

[@mdkhafizan7554]

In the case of siphonophores, how do biologists determine that it is a colony of organisms instead of a single organism? What if a single portion or zooid (i.e the bell head of Praya Dubia) detached from the colony, could it survive or do the feeding function on its own? What makes it any different than a jellyfish?

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

There was a case where people found a pyrosome with a dead penguin trapped inside it.

[@shadymcnasty5920]

Could siphonophore potentially live forever since they are constantly cloning itself

[@wintermute7378]

Sorry to be reductive and possibly flip but thus isn't all that different than what we are. Is the difference just the size of the specialized organisms?

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

No, it’s the level of specialisation/organisation. Each zooid is multicellular, and go through individual life cycles.

[@wintermute7378]

@@NaturalWorldFacts Oh that's rad.

[@LucNotLuke]

Can someone please explain to me why a clone of urself constitutes being another organism if they’re the exact same dna or gene structure??? Thank u!

[@axjagfilms]

Wasn’t one of the footages from EVNautilus? Specifically 1:04 and 1:17 Or is it just the same species in the livestream

[@Aaron.Crow512]

Your voice is perfect

[@V.U.4six]

Siphonophores are so weird but fascinating

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

For sure! It’s a marvel how so many tiny creatures are able to work together so seamlessly

[@V.U.4six]

@@NaturalWorldFacts it certainly is

[@NaturalWorldFacts]

We humans could learn a thing or two from zooids 😂 At cooperating, they take the win

[@devonhoneycutt]

Most beautiful😃

[@cris050694]

Do different Man of War contain various species of Siphonofores?